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Oxman '67 named chairman of trustees' executive committee

The Board of Trustees has chosen Stephen Oxman '67 as the new chair of its executive committee, making him the highest-ranking member of the University's governing body after President Tilghman.Oxman, a trustee since 2002, replaces Robert Rawson '66, who stepped down on July 1 after 13 years as chairman and 20 years on the board."I'm very pleased to take on this role," Oxman said in an interview before the announcement of his appointment in June.

Khazrai GS '92 remembered as devoted teacher

Students and faculty of the Near Eastern Studies department will feel the absence of a gifted and beloved teacher as they begin the new year.

U-Store offers digital textbooks through pilot program

Students lamenting the high prices and sheer weight of textbooks now have an alternative. A leading textbook wholesaler chose Princeton as one of 10 universities to test the Universal Digital Textbook program, giving students the option of purchasing a digital textbook in place of a hard copy.MBS Textbook Exchange, a Missouri-based company, has made digital versions available for 10 textbooks carried at the U-Store.

Frosh trip leader injured

A senior Outdoor Action leader was airlifted to a spinal cord injury center in Philadelphia Sunday after sustaining injuries on the last day of his trip.Steven Anderson '06 is "alert, stable and receiving all necessary and appropriate medical treatment," University Chief Medical Officer Daniel Silverman said.Anderson was hospitalized Friday morning after fellow students on the OA trip notified authorities of a water-related accident.He was "fully conscious and receiving care when taken to the hospital," Dean of Undergraduate Students Kathleen Deignan said Friday in an email to the student body.The University has not released more details out of respect for Anderson and his family, who traveled immediately to his bedside.Trip participants returned to campus Friday and met with Silverman, OA coordinator Rick Curtis and the deans of Rockefeller and Mathey colleges, who offered counseling."Our concern is that students feel supported," University spokesperson Cass Cliatt '96 said.

University reaches out to storm victims

After Hurricane Katrina engulfed New Orleans and ravaged much of the Gulf Coast last month, University administrators, faculty and students responded with wide-ranging initiatives to help those affected by the storm.As the extent of the damage gradually became clear in the days after the hurricane came ashore, the University announced it would open its doors to displaced students.

Campus Club may reopen dry

After Campus Club's board of trustees decided last month to close the club this fall, members hoping to keep Campus open are joining with students who want to create an alcohol-free eating club.

Secretary of State Rice may come to campus

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will deliver the keynote address at the Sept. 30 kickoff for the Wilson School's 75th anniversary celebrations, according to an email sent to the school's undergraduate students Tuesday afternoon.In an interview, however, Wilson School spokesman Steven Barnes emphasized that Rice has only been invited to the deliver the address and that the University has not yet received official confirmation that she will speak.The email to Wilson School undergraduates from their program coordinator, which invited them to sign up for tickets to the event, said in part, "This will be a spectacular event and I hope each of you will all take advantage of this wonderful opportunity."It is unclear why the email did not clarify that Rice has yet to accept the University's invitation.Barnes said University officials have not decided how many undergraduate students will be permitted to attend the event if Rice does accept.

Students welcomed, honored in ceremony

African drum music came into earshot as clusters of students in orange and black approached the University Chapel Sunday afternoon.

Campus Club closes, future uncertain

After struggling to attract members for years and staying afloat through the financial support of alumni, Campus Club will close this fall.

Capitol Steps: Filibustering against Frist

WASHINGTON, D.C. ? After staging a mock filibuster outside Frist Campus Center nonstop for over two weeks, students packed up their protest May 11 and headed for the steps of the U.S.

Year in Review 2004-05

Zankel '06 dies of brain cancer

Bradley Zankel '06, a gifted mathematics and computer science student, died Friday after an 11-month battle with glioblastoma, the most severe kind of brain cancer.

Memorial held for professor, tax expert Bradford

Wilson School Associate Dean and professor David Bradford, a prominent labor economist and former White House adviser, was remembered in a memorial service Friday.

Full text of senior Margaret Johnson's speech

Presented unedited, as received from Johnson.Unlike one's senior year of high school, which near the end begins to resemble scenes from the O.C., senior year at Princeton can feel like life in a fallout shelter?hours of subterranean monotony punctuated by moments of abject panic.

Debate over Khalidi candidacy grows

The potential appointment of a professor embroiled in the recent controversy over Middle Eastern studies at Columbia University has polarized some members of Princeton's Jewish community.Last month, Wilson School professor and Center for Jewish Life (CJL) board member Stanley Katz wrote a sharply critical email to Arlene Pedovitch '80, the CJL interim director, about her previous public comments regarding Rashid Khalidi.Khalidi, director of Columbia's Middle East Institute and a prominent historian, is being considered for Princeton's new Robert Niehaus '78 chair in contemporary Middle East studies."In the first place, I don't think the CJL has or should have a position on an academic appointment in this university," Katz, a former CJL board president, said in his email.

Anderson '06 treated for spinal injuries sustained on OA

A senior Outdoor Action leader was airlifted to a spinal cord injury center in Philadelphia on Sunday after sustaining injuries on the last day of his trip.Steven Anderson '06 is "alert, stable and receiving all necessary and appropriate medical treatment," University Chief Medical Officer Daniel Silverman said.Anderson was hospitalized Friday morning after fellow students on the OA trip notified authorities of a water-related accident.

Nader returns for 50th

Ralph Nader's work is never done.Though Nader, a member of the Class of 1955, may be most famous for lobbying for increased auto safety or his repeated presidential campaigns, his activist career began half a century ago, right here on the grounds of Old Nassau.After finding several dead birds on campus lawns, Nader pushed the administration to ban the use of toxic DDT chemicals on trees.

Students sued for file-sharing

As part of its ongoing campaign to curb music piracy on college campuses, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) filed federal copyright lawsuits in April against 25 Princeton students accused of illegally trading music files on the high-speed Internet2 network.A total of 405 students at 18 colleges nationwide were targeted for lawsuits.The RIAA initially sent 39 "pre-subpoena" notices to Princeton in late March, but later announced it would sue no more than 25 students at any one college."There are 14 lucky students who will have escaped a lawsuit and 25 who will be sued," industry president Cary Sherman said in an April 12 conference call.Those students facing litigation were notified by the University April 19.The RIAA's lawsuits targeting Princeton students ? collectively known as BMG Music et al.

Streakers disbanded following complaints

The varsity streaking team was disbanded late last month after University officials threatened members with disciplinary action, according to a team co-founder.The action was in response to an April 8 streak down Prospect Avenue.

U. reaches out to hurricane victims

After Hurricane Katrina flooded New Orleans and devastated much of the Gulf coast last week, the University announced plans to host up to 45 displaced undergraduate and graduate students for a semester.